Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

(Individuals may address the City Council about any item not contained on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the hearing. If the full 15 minutes are not needed, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the hearing, with the exception of referral to staff or Committee.)

Tim Nill spoke. He asked about garbage pick up over the past week, when the schedule was changed due to the snow storm. He asked what to do with garbage when it doesn’t fit into the bin. City Administration Sarah Hellekson said she would inform the city sanitation department, and noted the bailer is also available.  Nill also said his recycling has not been picked up regularly.

She said anyone with questions about recycling to contract Recycle North Dakota and not the city.

A Public Hearing was held, concerning the performance of the City of Jamestown in carrying out its community development responsibilities related to the $33,334.00 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. 4455-SL18-MS for River Rock Investments, 302 1st Ave North, and to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions.

Mayor Heinrich has said, that the funding comes from the CDBG program to improve building facades. The building formerly was K&D Auto, and is now be rehabbed into an insurance agency office.

At the Public Hearing,

At the Public Hearing, no one spoke.

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Were Discussed Separately.

Consent Agenda items approved included, a Resolution to approve the 2021-2024 NDDOT Urban Roads and Urban Regional State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) list.  The top priority is paving the area between 3rd Street and 6th Street, near Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course, and the former Porter Brothers location, involving realigning 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue to form a contiguous paved traffic flow.

  • Also approved was a Resolution to approving NDDOT elimination of bump outs on all side streets and at the intersection of 4th Avenue NW for an overall decrease of $292,900 in Main Street Road Diet project costs.

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

  • Considered was approving the bill of sale between the City of Jamestown and Karen George for the personal property including livestock described as five ponies, one horse, and three goats, all acquired from the Frontier Village Association, Karen George being the current and previous caretaker for these animals.
  • Considered was approving the bill of sale between the City of Jamestown and Karen George for the personal property including livestock described as five ponies, one horse, and three goats, all acquired from the Frontier Village Association, Karen George being the current and previous caretaker for these animals.
  • City Administrator Hellekson said the city is not in the business of caring for animals.
  • Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said the animals were purchased by the Frontier Village Association and are in the possession of Ms George.
  • The City Council voted to approve the Bill of Sale.

APPOINTMENTS:

  • Appointed Dwaine Heinrich to serve as a City Council representative on the Law Enforcement Center Governing Board for a four year term to December 2023.
  • Appointed Trent Sletto to serve as a member on the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority for a five year term to December 2024.
  • Appointed Jim Weight to serve as members on the Board of Adjustments for three year terms to January 2023. No other application was received for the second vacancy, and it will be readvertised.
  • Appointed Amy Aesoph to serve as a member on the Civil Service Commission for a five year term to January 2025.
  • MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:
  • Council member Phillips said the next Jamestown Census Committee meeting will be on January 14 at 2-p.m., at City Hall. She said Mayor Heinrich, and Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud will challenge each other in which city can mobilize the most census takers. The loser will wearing a cap of the other city.

 

  • Council Member Steele reminded residents to clear fire hydrants of snow in their neighborhoods.
  • Council Member Brubakken thanked members of the Jamestown High School Student Council on the recent food drive collection. He also complemented the city street department on the timeliness of the recent snow storm removal.

 

  • Mayor Heinrich said there will be a debriefing with the City of Jamestown and staff including the Street Department following the recent snow storm and the snow removal process. (See story)

 

  • He also pointed out the need for the city owned parking lots to have vehicles parked along the railroad fence, to expedite snow removal. The city would sent out public notices ahead of a snow storm.

 

  • City Administrator Hellekson said petition forms are available at City Hall, for those interested in running in the June 2020 city elections. There are two City Park Board seats up for election and three City Council seats up for election. She suggests the petitions be used drawn up by the city, so as to contain the proper wording and will have paper work attachments.  Information will be provided concerning the proper number of signatures needed to be on the election ballot.
  • The deadline to file the petitions is April 6th at 4-p.m. at City Hall.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

The City Council approved the draft Resolution affirming the urgency and necessity of the State’s

participation in replacing the State of North Dakota ladder truck for the City.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mayor Heinrich says, while to state has funded a a ladder truck to the city of Jamestown for 91 years, the city was informed last month that the state no longer will provide funding for the truck, which the city was unaware of.  The ladder truck has since been returned to the state, and parked at the state hospital grounds.

He said he’s discussed the issue with State Senators, Terry Wanzek and John Grabinger to address the situation in the state legislature, or with state officials.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.